PORTOLA 
GOLDEN BEAR (Mitchell 1936). With¬ 
out question, the clearest yellow iris 
of all — glistening rich gold that is 
soft, yet rich in tone. Completely dis¬ 
tinct in tone, form, and habit from all 
other yellows. 
The color is much like that of Pluie 
D’Or, but Golden Bear is a good-sized 
iris, tall, and ideally branched. In fact, 
it has every quality necessary to make 
it a top ranking iris, such as substance, 
form, etc. Has never shown any 
tendency to fade, and is completely 
hardy everywhere. H. M., A. I. S., 
1937. Mid-season. 36-inch. $2.50 
GOLDEN LIGHT. Probably the very 
best small flowered iris in commerce, 
thanks to its beautiful combination of 
colors. Its beauty is practically im¬ 
possible to describe, for it is a har¬ 
monious blend of apricot yellow, cinna¬ 
mon, light yellow, faintly suffused pink, 
and light orange. Best possible com¬ 
parison is to say that the colors are 
very much like those of an apricot, 
part light yellow, part rich and ruddy. 
Nicely branched stems. 38-inches tall. 
H. M., A. I. S., 1936. $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
Of course, there are many yellows 
being introduced these days, but we 
point out that those we have selected 
have been the careful choice from ac¬ 
tually thousands of fine upstanding 
yellows in the gardens of Sydney B. 
Mitchell, E. O. Essig, and ourselves. 
Our past yellows, such as Naranja, 
California Gold, Happy Days, Alta 
California, Song of Gold, Sunburst, and 
Golden Bear have all been distinct, 
and each one has proved itself to be 
of the same championship rank that 
we predicted when it was introduced. 
Despite these past achievements, we 
consider Golden Majesty to be the fin¬ 
est of all -— a truly “five-star” iris. 
As to hardiness— 
the half Dykes in¬ 
troductions have 
done reasonably 
well, some per¬ 
fectly so. Golden 
Majesty is one- 
quarter Dykes, 
and its other 
three grandpar¬ 
ents are among 
the hardiest iris 
of all. 
GOLDEN MAJESTY 
GOLDEN MAJESTY (Salbach 1938). 
(Dauntless x W. R. Dykes) X the 
variety Natoma, which is Alta Califor¬ 
nia X King Midas. We very definite¬ 
ly regard this iris as the best all¬ 
purpose yellow ever introduced, for it 
has “everything”. First, it has color— 
softer, yet richer than we had dared 
to hope for in an iris; then add per¬ 
fect form, branching, substance, and 
you have Golden Majesty. The flowers 
are very large and of perfect, well- 
domed form; it does not fade; the 
finish is smooth and glistening; the 
substance is good; the branching per¬ 
fect; it is a free bloomer with many 
blooms (usually nine) to each stalk; 
and its height brings its rich beauty 
to a spotlight position — an iris of 
gleaming gold, standing out as if alone 
even amorjg the other finest iris. 
No other iris can be of deeper yel¬ 
low and still be “yellow”, and the 
tone is so rich and glistening that we 
have found no color on the chart that 
can match it. The entire stalk is per¬ 
fectly balanced to give the iris great 
poise as well as beauty, and in addi¬ 
tion, it is deliciously fragrant and 
stands up perfectly against both wind 
and rain. 
One of four iris that we have ever 
adjudged as demanding a higher in¬ 
troductory price than our customary 
top price ($25.00), and in such great 
demand that all rhizomes for last 
season were sold before the end of July. 
It is, we feel, the “ultimate” in yellow 
iris. Stock limited; not more than 
one to a customer. Late. 42-inch. 
$25.00 
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